New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-28
THE FLEET THAT FOLLOWED THE RACERS.

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THE FLEET THAT FOLLOWED THE RACERS.
A BRILLIANT SCENE IN THE BAY-hUNpREDs of
BOATS FILLED WITH MERRY PARTIES.
Tho Signal Service mems promise OF fair weather and
light souhery winds for the great yacht race came true
only after many impatient hours OF whistlng. Ihere
was almost sign Of breaking in the heavy yellow maze
AID fog which huag upon the harpor I'LL long ler LUG
appointed hour Of starting.
Sails dropped idly and bunting coiled laziy about the
flag poles and slack ropes and the hopes OF the holders OF
ali day tickets So head on the big steamers Tell Win
the expiring puts that breathed more ana more iahty
across the upper Bay from the direction OF the Narrow
The fog was dense enough old Castle William
when the press tug Talsman steamed down the harDor
for the starting point The base Of the big statue on
Bedows Island hidden In the mist and only DIT OF
her arm and torch showed dimy through the thinner
up beyond the OF the masts OF the passing
steamers.
Down toward Staten Island all gray and lowering
anc the little forest OF poles over by the Bay Ridge
anchorage ground had disappeared entirely The Thistle
lay across Tompknsve but her tall mast was nearly
bare and her decks uncleared for action Few tugs
stirred about and kept up the spirits of those on board
by Wheeling and blowing The big Electra, Commodore
Gerrys flagship, could be seen OIL Owls Head oui the
swarms yachts tugs and steamers that make tho hrs
of Cup at once gay parade and noisy oust
ling picture of harbor life we're all missing
TINY RIFT IL THE zoo.
BY a. m tiny rift In the fog had broken over by the
Lang Island hills the and mist IN the air ghtened
and the dull blackish surface of the bay grew moro
quick and animated. Up through the Nsrrows and
down from the North and East Rivers, sng!y In pairs
or in groups tugs sailing craft and steamers SIDE
wheelers prupellers, bargcs steam yachts LAUNCHES
boats and colors The little meet yachs
near Bay Ridge hoisted and the sloops and cutters
for
ing.
The Mayfower, the Genesta, the sachem the Titania
and the Puritan grouped edge OF the anchor
age ground OF the north Of them swinging coolly at
anchor was the Volunteer with foresails set and the
mansaii swinging lazily the wind came in little pu
For half the iron sloop made no movement
But all the while the big harbor feet had been gather
ing O'Clock the broad Upper Bay was one mass
of jostng craft, gay with bunting club hags ensigns
sreamers red St. George and stars and stripes
Nearly all the big harbor transportation companies
had steamer two full Of enthusiastic hckctholders
The Iron Steamboat Company sent the Taurus, Cetus
and Cygpus the first chartered by the NewYork Yacht
Club for members and friends; the other TWO were
thrown open the public The Old Dominion steamship
Company had the Guy spdoe John II. starn sent the
Laura NJ Starin and the Pomona; the Old Colony Line
represented by the City Of BrOckton The big excur
sion steamers Columbia and Grand Republic wero black
with sghtsssrs and smothercd In bunting The Police
officers divided up between the Chester A. Arthur
and the revenue cutter Grant
No well known harbor steamer. In fact, missed the
big parade BY the time the yachts started there
In the Upper Bay the Crystal Wave, the st.
Johns, the Frances, the Bay Ridge, the Will
lam Fletcher, the Cape Charles, the Albertina
the D. r. Martin, the Blackbird, the Anita.
the Nantucket the Sylvester and dozen others. The
new Olivette, big propeller steamer, was cut with
\ uore
carried less than 500. and tue total number Of sight
seers on them all must have been over $4,000
MRS. BELL WEARS A THISTLE IN HER JACKET.
Next to the big steamers in number and import
snce, and far ahead OF them In the matter
OF display came the steam yachts OF the American Club
Jay GoulGs ATLANTA the biggest and most followed
of the home The three master Mohcan. owned by
Mr. Clark OF the Thistle syndicate anchored In mid
stream her decks crowded with the partisans
OF the Clyde soop. Mrs Bell the wife OF the Thistes
chief owner stood the bridge OF the Mohcan. with
commodores cap on and bright red and yellow
sreaked parasol In her hand With many Of her friends
she ware thistle in her Jacket
Around these two the other steam yachts gathered
gradually. The Electra, Of course. stood q little
away on the imaginary starting line. But
near the Mohcan were J. Pierpont Morgan's
Corsar, the Nooya, the Aida, the dazzlinsiy white
Magnolia Jacob Lorlard's Baron, Norman L. Munro's
Norma, the Inada the Mortauk. the Restless AL tho
Fra Diav0l0. Inc lllLle NOW lhon usu Nv occasion
show its speed yesterday and could do nothing better
than ruu faces around feet after three steam
launches AL the steam yachts had parties aboard,
those on the Mohcan Electra and Ataiana being the
largest and most notable.
Among the sailing yachts which followed the racers
were Lieutenant Henn's Galatea, In her new coat Of
paints @ Oliver Iselns Tania, the veteran Dauntless.
now painted white, and tho fast schooner Sachem.
Every soop. catboat and schooner In aud about the
harbor tried to keep pace with the Volunteer out through
the Narrows and from Sandy Hook back to the finish
line. But tho feet successor Of the Mayhower easily
shook them all off, leaving them hanging like cloud Of
white along the course far out the point OF the
sandy spit.
The tugs the nosest and most unruy part Of the
notla- From the Ta.isman and Luckenbach
down their lungs and boilers held good and they
all got over the course with success and dispatch.
The Ssawanhaka corinthian Yacht Club had chartered
the Lucksnhach, and the Nsw-York Athletic Club had
smaller tug called the Egbert Myers. The vssburg
risd lot Of velunteer enthusiast who had German
bsad along with thsm. The Thomas Watt had Thistle
party aboard appropriately enough and before the